Wayne Auton, former series director for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, speaks to the media at Rockingham Speedway in 2011. Auton is now the series director for the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

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| By Rob McCurdy
Telegraph-Forum

Last week was Wayne Auton's first trip to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, but not his first to north central Ohio.

When he was the director of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Auton was the pooh-bah behind the five years of racing by that series at Mansfield Motorsports Park.

"It's unbelievable the fans in this area," Auton said during the first official NASCAR Nationwide Series test at Mid-Ohio. "This is the reason I love my job so much, because I get to see the fans and the enjoyment. Riding around the track (at Mid-Ohio), we were waving at the fans and they were waving back thanks for being ...